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Maybe one day. Many components are custom made for Pro Stock engines; however, a few aftermarket manufacturers have part numbers that serve these engines. Both his father and step-father built engines for a living, and by 18 years of age Morgan spent countless hours experimenting on the flowbench. Our goal was to get out there pretty quick with an engine that would stand a good chance to qualify and keep the price down. The big difference is what happens when an engine blows. This is how I looked at it: The Lucas Oil Series is up 31 percent. FEATURE - Larry Morgan He started porting Pro Stock heads in 1989 and the enormous challenge Pro Stock presented hooked him immediately. If the cylinder head doesnt breathe a lot, then youre going to want a longer rod. Todays Pro Stock engine block is nearly unrecognizable compared to the iconic OG motors of the 70s, so heres a quick history lesson in what has become NHRAs most complicated division in terms of internal combustion engineering. At Mast, Ill be able to continue doing what Ive always done but with far greater resources than ever before, Morgan stated. Drag Race Central | Presented by Summitracing.com Hopefully, that will be Sunday night.. Nowland and Morgan talk about the engine, testing and goals for the 2010 season. These younger kids are coming in, and apparently they all like Pro Mod 319 percent viewership, thats what I look at, he said, with a warning to the NHRA. As was reported in the rumor mill last week, NHRA Pro Stock rookie Buddy Perkinson will compete at this weekend's 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis aboard a Ford Mustang supplied by Competition Eliminator racer Mark Wolfe with horsepower from Larry Morgan. Larry discusses his legendary career, Pro Stock engine technology, and tells several stories. Ferri then performs another 40 hours of finishing work and cylinder honing. 3.2K members. His team owner/race partner and sponsor wont be announced until next week, but Morgan said in a telephone conversation from his home in Newark, Ohio, that the operation is based in California. LARRY MORGAN: No, you cant get in there enough, I can tell you that right now. While the sophisticated and highly secretive engine development in NHRA Pro Stock was clearly an evolutionary process over the past couple decadesengine builders scheming and clawing for three or four horsepower at a timeits fair to say that Ground Zero for many of the gains can be traced to a single modification that really has no immediate impact on building horsepower. Mark said I might run Maple Grove (Sept. 9-12 in Reading, Pa.) because Richie had a prior commitment.. For well over 20 year I have been using flow disruptors (Flow Balls) in order to hone in on boundary layer and air speed problem areas in intake ports. Weve heard numbers around 22 inches of water, which equates to about .80psi. OWard on wrong strategy Thats the roll of the dice, Grosjean: Fifth runner-up finish hurt after leading so much, Grosjean: Fifth runner-up finish hurt after leading so much Heres team owner Victor Cagnazzi keeping tabs on camera spies. We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. When going to that short of a deck, engine builders have to work with the supplier to ensure adequate deck material not only for block rigidity but also to ensure theres enough material to engage the fastener threads. At age 62, Larry Morgan is feeling rejuvenated, thanks to recent back surgery. Im excited about doing it. Mild to Wild, Street to Strip. It will be the first time it has ever been raced. Richie is our long-term driver. I hurt my back in the last few years, and I got it operated on last year. Larry Morgan Racing | Newark, OH Oil from the main galley to the lifters on the DRCE4 is controlled with a billet plate mounted in the rear of the block, similar to NASCAR designs. Morgan is well-aware that qualifying for the 16-car Pro Mod class wont be any easier than doing so in Pro Stock, that a surprising number of experienced drivers fall below the cutoff line at every event. But as technology increased to support larger bores and shorter strokes, the rod lengths could be adjusted to support more aggressive rod ratios. There is no traditional front cover bolt pattern as the cam is held in place with a Jesel cartridge-style cover that keeps oil off the belt drive. Cylinder-head specialists were driving this trend. The current Pro Stock package traces its genesis to the factory big-block engines of the musclecar era and the popular Super Stock classes in the late 60s. We realize our competition is tough and weve got the Mike Edwards and the Johnsons and others out there. Surfacing that block was something else because the bellhousing bolts were higher than the deck, says Duttweiler, also noting that sometimes he has run into bolt holes for the water pump. It was cool, Morgan said. Im hooking up with a good guy who races, Morgan said. With quicker acceleration rate, the timing needs to be advanced more to keep up with the burn rate. Larry Morgan's Pro-Stock Mustang Completed - Dragzine But we like a challenge., Ill probably have to go to Vegas or Tucson or somewhere out there [out West] and just do some burnouts and stuff, he said. Teams have tried virtually every possible firing order but most come back to theclassic 4-7 swap in the firing order; that is, 1-8-7-3-6-5-4-2. Its drag racing 24 hours a day! It takes a lot of trust to send someone these ancient and super rare engine parts, but they know when they get them back theyll be perfect., In addition to his duties at Mast, Morgan will continue his well-known A.I.S.T seminars, covering topics such as wet-flow dynamics, cylinder head and induction system design, and induction system tuning. Obviously, cylinder heads have improved over the years and were running a much higher rpm.. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 837709. To purchase general-admission or reserved seats for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, call (800) 884-NHRA (6472) or visitwww.NHRA.com/tickets. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO ALL THE FORD FANS OUT THERE? Early 500-inch Pro Stock engines using the old Bow Tie block had a bore around 4.600-inch. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR OFFICIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH FORD? MOSE NOWLAND: It would be more like the mid-90s. It didnt stop with manifold design and packaging the rotating assembly. We saw opportunities to put those features into this engine, and then, of course, in dealing with the Cunninghams and the Morgans, they brought a lot of technology and concepts to this engine that really fit in nicely. He was a four-time NHRA national event champion in Modified Eliminator in the mid-1970s with his 67 Corvette gasser and was the championship runner-up behind Larry Kopp in 1976. I didnt do that yet. Its not. After two decades of engineering and designing some of the most powerful induction systems his expertise is sought out by many of the top teams in motor sports. AS you can I see I never have time to get this done. He's through with racing a Ford, and depending on some pending deals, Pro Stock as well. NHRA Driver Larry Morgan - Ford Racing Interview - Motorsport I think were going to do well; I hope we do. Duttweiler does admit there are challenges in lowering the decks. Drag racing, Morgan said, is an electrifying sport and a viable commodity. You have to look at all the variables as a whole, Morgan stated. A large cam, such as this example from Comp Cams, improves torsional stiffness and allows for more aggressive lobe designs. Money matters aside, Morgan said, I actually am looking forward to it, because I enjoy watching them. 2023 Power Automedia. Theyd done all they could to get to the top of the heap, but with only a one-car team competing against multiple-car squads and a budget that paled in comparison to his competitors, Morgans efforts got him into eliminations most of the time but rarely past the first or second rounds. Visit motorsport.com as usual with advertising and tracking. If we didnt lower the decks, the manifolds were going to be as wide a house, continues Maskin. Larry Morgan changed from running a Dodge to being a Ford man several years ago. We found these Ford mirror-image-port heads at PRI a couple years ago. Discussion. Veteran Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan confirmed to CompetitionPlus.com he will be filling in for Richie Stevens at the U.S. Nationals Sept. 2-5 in Indianapolis and drive the Camaro for Beaver Motorsports and owned by Mark Beaver. Kids 12 and under are free in general admission areas with a paid adult. To put that in perspective, the traditional big-block Chevy, upon which the DRCE platform traces its heritage, has a deck height of 9.800 inches. Mike Magda is a veteran automotive writer with credits in publications such as Racecar Engineering, Hot Rod, Engine Technology International, Motor Trend, Automobile, Automotive Testing Technology and Professional Motorsport World. It did fit into the EXP he was driving at the time but reportedly drove like a fuel altered. Ford archives photo. Perkinson to Race Indy Pro Stock With Morgan, Wolfe We have some pretty high hopes for our new motor program with Titan Racing Engines. Maskins first short-deck engine was a custom Merlin block. Despite his lack of experience in these sometimes-outrageously rowdy doorslammers, Morgan said he expects to perform admirably in his first year. The car was a '60 Ford Falcon with a 392 Hemi engine that wasn't quite finished, but of course Morgan wanted it, even if he was . . Christians other two victories - in Brainerd in 1988 and Dallas in 1990 - came over a pair of respective world champions in Bob Glidden and Darrell Alderman. Posted by Chris Durrett on September 23, 2019, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Durrett, 330 NW Stallings DrNacogdoches, TX 75964(936) 560-2218www.mastmotorsports.com. He didnt qualify there, but in a sense, he out-Forced the legendary and highly popular John Force. He won Pro Stock twice in Indy. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. "I'm not saying I am over racing Pro Stock," said Morgan. They are trying to point us in the right direction and work on us with reliability. It also prompted cylinder-head porters to raise the intake-port roofs and stand the valves up, giving the airflow a straighter shot at the valve. Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Dragzine, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! Im not scared or I wouldnt do it at all. Ive been working on a lot of sponsorship for the last year, and people turn their nose up at Pro Stock. I had two herniated discs, and it was pinching my sciatic nerve, but its100 percent better than it was. Stability of the cylinder, thats where all the power comes from, says Morgan. I think were going to do well. These are the Black Ops of Pro Stock drag racing. Engine builders have options such as the number of gas ports and oil drain-back holes, depending on their needs. Unless theres a big challenge, Im not comfortable and working on heads is the most challenging thing professionally that Ive ever had to do. YOU SOUND VERY EXCITED TO BE RUNNING THE FORD MUSTANG, BUT ARE YOU WORRIED AT ALL ABOUT HAVING A NEW BODY AND ENGINE COMBINATION? . But I do respect what cars can do, he said. He knows he has to cut stout lights and keep the car in the groove. Home; About; Services; Customers; Apparel; News; Contact; About Us Dragzine delivers the hard-hitting news, rumors, and event coverage that drag racers crave from NHRA, IHRA, NMCA, PDRA, Outlaw, and Drag Radial events, not to mention videos, in-depth car features, tech articles, and interviews. MOSE NOWLAND: Weve made considerable progress with our engine and were very excited about it. Although his background encompasses all aspects of engine building, his true passion is designing cylinder heads. We just have learned over the years what works and what doesnt work. MOSE NOWLAND: Certainly, since we left Pro Stock racing, about the time the Gliddens retired, theres been a lot of breakthroughs on alloy, compositions, strength and methods of valve train dynamics. Best known for his efforts in heading Reher-Morrisons R&D department, Morgan has built his career around developing advanced cylinder heads and induction systems for engine applications ranging from NHRA and IHRA Pro Stock, to IndyCar, to NASCAR Cup, to powerboats, to land-speed cars to high-end sportsman and bracket racing. We want to do it properly. Mose made some very, very nice parts and the foundation is all there. at 7.655 seconds, and Warren Johnson had the speed record of 181.28 mph. Racing full time since 1984, his first Pro Stock start came at Pomona in 1987 and he's entered 410 events since, winning nine times and twice finishing as high as third in year-end points (1989, 1991). Im a challenge junkie, said Morgan. We'll send you the most interesting Dragzine articles, news, car features, and videos every week. One question that often pops up when discussing Pro Stock engines is why teams never adapted aluminum cylinder blocks. Events. Events. Engine builders are split between aluminum and steel on rod construction. We dont have to be quite as sophisticated in a lot of ways. 2023 Power Automedia. Iron blocks provide a more stable foundation to reduce bore distortion and crankshaft deflection than cast aluminum. In his latest role, Morgan welcomes the opportunity to combine this experience with Masts engineering and manufacturing resources to launch the companys newly formed Race Cylinder Head Services division. John Force gains honorary doctorate from UNOH, John Force Racing confirms its return to action, John Force Racing confirms its return to action Youre talking 319 percent increase from one year to the next. DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME A FORD WON A PRO STOCK RACE? She was the first non-NASCAR recipient of the prestigious Russ Catlin Award and has covered the sport for the Chicago Tribune, Newark Star-Ledger, St. Petersburg Times, and Seattle Times. That change, of course, didnt come at once. He started porting Pro Stock heads in 1989 and the enormous challenge Pro Stock presented hooked him immediately. Tunes are so different on the carbs that switching them could result in a loss of 30 to 40 horsepower. I cant say anything. Believe me, they know how to Pro Stock race, theres no doubt about it. (For more on the first NHRA Pro Stock championship engine, check out this EngineLabs story.) When NHRA rolls into Pomona for the season-starting Winternationals the first weekend of February, Morgan will be wheeling a Chevrolet for the first time since 1999. Its quite a thrill. He was sitting pretty close to the top when they decided to retire. [Bob Gliddens final Ford Pro Stock win was Englishtown, NJ in 1995.]. But he has to agree with Erica Enders, who candidly, yet matter-of-factly proclaimed several years ago, Pro Stock is a hard sell.. ENGINES PARTS SERVICES ONLINE STORE NEW PHOTOS! To build Pro Stock engines we had to come up with a new block. However, the longtime NHRA Pro Stock driver, who sat out last season without sponsorship, has an extra spring in his step this winter. I know that is probably best that Mark has someone temporary to come in and do this because thats Richies ride. Theres a lot that can be said for setting up the short-block.. Pro Stock engines actually have two sets of carbs: one for the track and one for the dyno. Ring packages are incredibly thin: as thin as.021 (and .110-inch wide) for the top two rings and 2mm oil rings. I can tell you, its really exciting for us, for the fact that Ford hasnt been out there for such a long time. 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